Woman found dead in truck cab after Frederick Co. sheriffs detain intoxicated driver
Police say deputies in Monrovia, Maryland, found a woman dead in a truck cab during the early hours of Sunday morning after responding to reports of an intoxicated truck driver.
In a news release, Frederick County police said that around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, sheriff’s deputies responded to the Costco Distribution Center on Intercostal Drive for reports of a truck driver who “seemed under the influence” and had broken a window in their truck.
On the scene, deputies saw a man in the cab of a truck with its engine running in front of the entrance to Costco Depot.
Police said that deputies attempted to talk with the man, but he was not cooperative, and they determined him to be “under the influence.” It was then that “spike stop strips” were placed in front of and behind the truck.
When the driver tried to drive away in the truck, he struck the stop strips and took off slowly. Deputies followed, leading to a “slow speed pursuit” in the “secure area” of the Costco lot, according to a news release.
Police said that the truck driver eventually came to a stop in the Costco exit lane, but refused to get out. After pepper spraying the man through his open window, the deputies broke another window and one of the deputies entered the cab of the truck.
The deputy then deployed a taser and detained the man, according to police.
While inside the cab of the truck, deputies said they found a woman dead on the floorboard of the truck.
The man is currently at Frederick Health Hospital undergoing medical tests, according to the release. No arrest or charges have been announced.